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Polk County Commission votes to keep public notices in newspapers - for now
The Ledger via Yahoo News· 7 months agoAfter impassioned pleas from some community members and local media outlets, the Polk County...
Wood-Rogers draws praise in retirement as longtime waste director for Polk County
The Ledger via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAna Wood-Rogers, who has led Polk County’s waste and recycling division for much of the past 25...
Polk County Commission votes to ban smoking and vaping at county parks
The Ledger via Yahoo News· 5 months agoBARTOW — Polk County commissioners voted Tuesday to ban smoking and vaping in county parks. But...
A million people in Polk? Local leaders discuss the biggest changes at State of Polk event
The Ledger via Yahoo News· 12 months agoImagine a million people living in Polk County. According to County Manager Bill Beasley, the county...
Polk leaders show solidarity with local Jews, Israel in rally at synagogue
The Ledger via Yahoo News· 6 months agoLAKELAND — One after another, some of Polk County's most prominent figures stood at a pulpit adorned...
Bo Hopkins, ‘Wild Bunch’ and ‘American Graffiti’ Actor, Dies at 84
The Hollywood Reporter via Yahoo News· 2 years agoBo Hopkins, the wily actor with the wild-eyed gaze who came to fame portraying thieves and...
Levins: My Dad had a profound influence on my life and my career
The Hawk Eye via Yahoo News· 2 years agoTwenty-two years ago, my sisters — Jane Williams and Julie Levins — and I laid our mother, Mary Alice (Perry) Levins to rest. She died of ovarian cancer at the far-too-young age of 58. On Saturday ...
Today in History: May 6, Hindenburg crash
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoToday in History Today is Friday, May 6, the 126th day of 2022. There are 239 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On May 6, 1937, the hydrogen-filled German airship Hindenburg ...
